Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-03

Six persons were killed and eight in
jured by collision on the Pennsylvania
Railroad between freight and pas
senger train at Horseshoe Bend, near
Kiltanning, Pa, Friday night.
At Detroit, Monday, VIM. B. Dolan
interfered with policeman John III
Klebba, who was trying to quell II dis
turbance, and was shot and instantly
killed. Mrs. Conner, grandmother Of
the deceased, died from the effect of the
shock.
Mrs. Rebecca kuthven, of Newark,
Del, took queer method of killing
herself last week. She went to the bath
room, and, putting her mouth to the
spigot, turred on the water, strangling
herself to death. She was eighty-four
years old and quite feeble.
j. Benjamin Hotchkiss, the prominent
young business man of Nashville, Tenn,
who was shot near the house of his mis-
tress about two weeks ago in an encoun-
ter with the tenant OF an adjoining
house, has died from his injuries. He
was engaged to a prominent society
lady of Nashville.
A swarm of bees looking for place
to light settled upon a span of mules as
they were drawing plough hear Mont
gomery, Ala. The mules kicked and
plunged, and this excited the bees. who
began using their stings so savagely
that soon the mules dropped dead. The
driver saved his life by running away,
after vain effort to drive the bees
fLom the mules.
Prof. Charles Sicdhort and his wife,
Matilda, aged 81 anG 90 years, respec-
lively, tired of long and futile strug-
gle with destitution, committed suicide
Tuesday afternoon at Union Hill, n. j.
The aged couple were to have been
taken to the poor-house, but rather than
submit to this they took cyanide of pot
assium. The professor was formerly
lecturer on chemistry and electricity.
Local elections were held in the coun-
ties and most Of the cities Of Virginia
last Thursday. Alexandria, Charlottes-
vile, Staunion and Roanoke, as usual,
went Democratic. In Clarke county,
Jno. Il. Crow was defeated for Sheriff,
and j. T. Griffith was elected commits
sioner of the revenue. Shenandoah
county, which usually goes Republican,
elected the Democratic county ticket
with one exception.
Advices from Panama contain the
following item of news in regard to the
Panama ship canal: In one Of the
largest, longest aud deepest cuts, high
up above the prospective canal work,
water has been struck. The amount Of
rock and earth taken out Of the section
referred to cost millions of dollars. All
the work represented by these millions
il to-day valueless, as the water has
washed from the side of the mountain
more than sufficient to fill all the cuts.
OF the 121 900, 900 bushels of wheat
imported into Great Britain last year
three-fiifhs, or $4,000 900 bushels came
from the United States, 2O,OOO, 900 bush.
els from India, 1900, 900 from Russia,
an equal quantity from Austria and
Germany together, 7,4ss, 900 bushels
from Canada, 3,l44 900 bushels from
Chill, and 100000 from all other
countries. With these figures as an in-
dex for the future there doesn't seem to
De any ground TO fear an immediate fall
ing off in the English demand for
American wheat, unless the English
government shall conclude to insist that
a good many English stomachs must 20
hungry or be filed with something be-
sides wheat bread.